Dennis Rader

Chilling, true stories of serial killers can make anyone’s hair rise on the back of their neck and make their eyes pop, especially the stories of Dennis Rader. Dennis Rader is an infamous serial killer that was active in the 1970s. Rader was born February 9, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Ever since he was a child, he showed a few alarming signs of being a killer. From his own confession, he says he developed fantasies about bondage, control and torture during his early grade school years. He admits to having killed cats and dogs by hanging them as a child. (BTK, n.d.) After his first murder, he named himself Bind, Torture, Kill Killer, or BTK Killer for short. Before he was finally caught and put into prison, he had already taken the lives of ten innocent people.…

between the years 1974 and 1991 were brutally murdered by Dennis Lynn Rader a.k.a the BTK Strangler. After years of fear and horror the BTK Strangler was identified and captured by police. This would not have been possible if the police investigating murders in the area were unable to connect the killings, create a profile of the killer, and then use that information to build evidence against Dennis Rader. The first and arguably the most important step in the catching of a serial murder is…

but one serial killer who is worth talking about is Dennis Rader. Dennis Rader is also known as the BTK killer or some refer to him as the BTK strangler. Rader gave himself these nicknames in a letter he sent to the police and local news outlets. BTK stands for “blind, torture, and kill” and this is what he typically did to his victims. Dennis Rader murdered 10 people between the 1970’s and the 1990’s. He committed these awful crimes around the Wichita, Kansas area. Police and local news outlets…

Dennis Lynn Rader was a serial killer born on March 9th, 1945 in Pittsburg, Arkansas (see figure one.) He was the oldest of three other brothers born to William and Dorothea Rader. At a young age Rader’s parents moved the family to Wichita, Arkansas. Growing up Dennis Rader was a normal child. He was surprisingly involved with organizations such as the boys scout club and church activities. According to interviews Rader admitted he had thoughts of strangulation as a young child, it is known…

home during the day. Three more children were at school, and one of them would come home to find his family. In the early morning hours, Rader invaded the home and held everyone at gunpoint and ordered everyone into a bedroom to be tied up. He first tried to suffocate the father, Joseph Sr., with a plastic bag, but a hole had unknowingly been torn into it. He then found another bag and tied a curtain cord around him. Joseph Sr.’s wife, Julie, and youngest son, Joseph Jr., were brutally…

was picking the homes it might have given the police the information that he worked for a security installation company. There are many other ways of collecting and testing evidence that wasn’t there in the old days from special lights to point out blood and semen, to standardized collection methods that may have saved the evidence better. Since testing DNA is easier and a policy to test each sample collected they could have caught him buy wounds potentially caused during the crime, since it was…

At the end of 1970 until 1997, Dennis Rader, otherwise known as the BTK killer terrorized the Wichita Kansas area. Rader was convicted of killing 10 people over a 27 year period. The Otero family were the first victim of Rader’s reign of terror. (Chu, Sieger, and Thigpen, 2005). In 1974, Rader strangled Joseph, Josephine, Julie, and Joseph Jr, Otero. Left at the crime scene was semen as a result of Rader masturbating over the body of 11 year old Josephine (Chu et al., 2005). At the time, DNA…

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Introduction For this assignment, I chose the movie The Hunt For The BTK Killer. This movie is a dramatized version of the life of a serial murderer that came to be known as B.T.K. (Bind. Torture. Kill). The movie assesses the life of Dennis Radar who was known to be a great husband, a fantastic father, and a model citizen to others in the community. Radar lived in Wichita, Kansas and was a Park City compliance officer and dog catcher. This job allowed for Radar to scan for his perfect…

Rachael Ray is now a well-known name across the country. She is mostly known for her shows, but she has much more than that. She even has her own charity. Rachael Ray is a kindhearted and helpful person. She just wants to make the world a better place. This is her story. Rachael Domenica Ray was born on August 25, 1968, in Glens Falls, New York. Her parents are Elsa Scuderi and James Ray. She has a younger brother named Emmanuel. Her older sister’s name Maria Betar. Rachael loves her family.…